Ansorge's free-tailed bat vs Natal plum

Chaerephon ansorgei compared with Carissa macrocarpa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Natal plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Molossidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Chaerephon	Carissa
Species	Chaerephon ansorgei	Carissa macrocarpa

Conservation Status

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

LC — Least Concern

Natal plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ansorge's free-tailed bat	Natal plum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Natal plum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Ansorge's free-tailed bat

The Ansorge's free-tailed bat (Chaerephon ansorgei) is a species in the genus Chaerephon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.